passage of arms

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Reported by Jay Branegan/Washington A disputed passage of arms Ronald Reagan's arms control negotiators face an immensely difficult task in trying to push their Soviet counterparts toward an agreement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The real "passage of arms" between Carlile and his accusers commenced on the second day.

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile

Then she sank into a low chair and sobbed unrestrainedly—it may be that the reaction of the nervous system after her late passage of arms had something to do with the breakdown.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

I like to believe, in the meantime, that this passage of arms has resulted in such a vindication1143 of the traditional Reading of 1 Timothy iii.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

After that preliminary passage of arms, comes the capital argument in the book.

From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Bastide, Charles